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(c) Initiation takes place in the public with due publicity and with great pomp and grandeur. The applicant is treated like a bridegroom and specially entertained by friends and admirers for some days prior to Diksha.
On the day of initiation the candidate is taken in procession, amidst great enthusiasm and eclat, on a horse back or on an elephant, just like a bridegroom. On reaching the place fixed for initiation he divests himself of his rich dresses and ornaments' and 'is presented with the secret garb and wooden bowl by his relatives. The Acharya then initiates him in the presence of the entire populace and thereafter he remains with his Guru and follows his commands.
(d) The applicant must be conversant with the general principles of the sect. A person with high literary and academic qualifications but not conversant with the general principles of our religion is never initiated.
(e) No one is initiated who has not made proper disposition of his property or who is so Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
